The oik-blocks plugin delivers WordPress blocks, also known as Gutenberg blocks, for oik shortcodes.
oik delivers over 80 shortcodes. Some of these are crying out to be converted into advanced WordPress blocks.
Herb Miller, January 2018
oik-blocks provides a range of blocks to replace or enhance shortcodes.
- Address – oik-block/address
Displays your address - Block icon – oik-block/blockicon
Displays a Block icon - Block info – oik-block/blockinfo
Displays a Block’s information - Block list – oik-block/blocklist
Displays a list of Blocks for a chosen prefix - Contact form – oik-block/contact-form
Displays a Contact form - Countdown – oik-block/countdown
Countdown timer - CSS – oik-block/css
Inline CSS - CSV – oik-block/csv
Displays CSV content - Dashicon – oik-block/dashicon
Displays icons - Fields – oik-block/fields
Displays Fields - Follow me – oik-block/follow-me
Displays Social media links - GeSHi – oik-block/geshi
Generic Syntax Highlighting – for code examples - GitHub Issue – oik-block/github
Display a link to a GitHub issue - Google Maps – oik-block/googlemap
Displays a Google Maps map - Nivo slider – oik-block/nivo
Nivo slider - Person – oik-block/person
Displays a person’s information - Search – oik-block/search
Displays a search form - Shortcode block – oik-block/shortcode-block
Expands oik shortcodes - UK Tides – oik-block/uk-tides
Tide times and heights - WordPress – oik-block/wp
Displays information about WordPress and PHP versions
The blocks are primarily implemented using existing logic from oik shortcodes. Use these blocks when creating new content with the WordPress block editor.
Dependency on other plugins
Some blocks are dependent on server logic provided by additional plugins. These blocks will produce a message if the server logic is not available.
Visit the Blocks tab for a list of the documented blocks.
